Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-03-02
MINNESOTA NEWS

A. circular was issued by General Super
! intendent Egan, OF the Manitoba, announc-
| ing the resignation OF William S. Kemp,
superintendent of the Breckenridge divis-
| ion.
The supreme court affirms the decision
OF the lower court in the case Of the state
university against the St. Paul & Northern
| Pacific.
The ST. Paul council passes an ordinances
| extending saloon licenses two and a hall
years for $500.
| The senate took up and passed Mr.. Mel
sons house bill providing for Il term oil
| United States court at Duluth.
| According to the assessors returns to
the Goodhue county treasurer, the value
OF church property in Red Wing Is S6S,-
| $50. Including the st. Peter (Norwegian1
church, recently erected, and the improve
ments being made on the Presbyterian
! church. the value OF the church property
amounts to about $4,000.
The Touring mill of Russell, Root q
! Quinton on the Elk river, three miles
above Elk River town, was burned. Loss,
| $4,000 to $12, 900; partially insured in
companies represented in Minneapolis.
Patents granted: R. Z. Woods. Mont
gomery, car coupling w. E.. Sergeant,
|
son, Lake City, thill; T. l. Tanning, Min .
neapolis, door; R. z. Gleason, Saltwater,
rowing gear.
According to official circulars issued by
the Manitoba road the following changes
are made: John A. Mayer is appointed
superintendent OF the Breckenridge dlyis-
| ion, with headquarters at the Union sta
| ton, Minneapolis. He is appointed vice
| w. S. Kemp, resigned. C. Shields IS ap-
pointed superintendent OF of the road west
| from Minot, which will be known as the
| Montana division. Z. j. Roberts is APP
| pointed chief engineer of the road between
| Minot, OAK, and Great Falls, with head
| quarters on the line.
Hon. Edmund Rice OF st. Paul has re-
signed. Robert A. Smith, banker, was
elected mayor by the council.
The city council OF ST. Paul passes an
| ordinance intended to evade the provls-
ions OF the high license law by extending
| present licenses two years.
A young mems republican club OF the
state Of Minnesota was organized at st.
| Paul. Membership confined to persons un-
der so years. President, D. B. Searle;
secretary Tams Bixby; treasurer C. T. Pres
| ton; vice presidents one from each sena-
| torial district. The club elected an ex-
! ecutive committee Yellowstone from
| each judicial district: First, John Wilson;
| Second, c. A. Severance: Third, j. A. Taw-
ney; Fourth, r. G. Evans; Fifth, Joel P.
| Heatwoe: Sixth, to be filled; Seventh, {. l..
Lewis; Eighth, William Wilson; Ninth,
! T. S. Brown; Tenth, p. S. Thompson; Elev-
enth, II. STEVENSON; Twelfth, c. NJ. Reese
| Thirteenth, S. r. Burkdal.
! Miss Anna Osburne OF st. Paul killed
| herself by taking Colchicum for rheuma
| tism. The clerk at McMasters' drug store
says that he cautioned the young lady
| about the medicine and also labeled it
poison"
F. A. Briggs OF Minneapolis has been
! challenged By H. E. CrandaIl Of Rockford,
| to play n series OF checkers for the cham
| pionship of the Northwest. Mr.. Briggs
| does not claim this title, which has be-
! longed to DR.. w. Z. Truax OF Breckenridge
| for number OF years, and will play MIR.
Crandall fifty games for the championship
OF Minnesota.
| In the Ramsey county district court
! Mrs. Harriet 4. Crisp OF Shell Lake, Wis,
! has fi!el her cOmplaintin an action against
| Augustus NJ. P. COwly, assistant cashier
OF the Second National Bank ofSt. Paul, for
breach OF promise OF marriage. Its very
| brief document and contains no startling
| details. 1t simply recites that in June,
1885 Cowley faithfully promised to mar
ry her, and that she consented to become
| his wife; that she stood ready and willing
! gust, 1885, he married another.
| The loyal legion meet at ST. Paul and
admitted thefolowing new members: Brig.
| Gen. J. H. Hammond, L. 5. V; First Lieut..
| F. J. Call, Fifth I. s. colOred troops; Bre-
! vet Mai. B. F. Wright, One Hundred and
! Fort y-sixth New York infantry; Brig. Gen.
! T. H. Barrett, Sixty-second |. S. cOlored
| infantry; Capt B. P. Shuler, Ninth Minneso-
la infantry, |. S. V.
The new Protestant Episcopal church
was consecrated at Albert Lea, Bishop
Gilbert officiating.
August Charlie, for many years a pro-
mincnt resident and farmer OF the town Of
| Glasgow Wabasha county died recently
| Of cancer of the face lie rendered efficient
service during the civil private in
Company d, Fifth Minnesota volunteer
| infantry.
The blockade on the Winona {, st. Peter
| is worse than at first reported railroad
men declaring the storm the severest since
| 1874.
| st. Paul banqueted the legislature at the
! Ryan hotel. after the session a few days
| ago. The members did not sit at the
table until II p. III.
| Observer Lyons says the past winter
was the coolest with one exception since
the establishment of the weather bureau
| at st. Paul.
! I. H. Tyler OF Vernon Center Blue Earth
/ county, is under arrest for selling liquor
at that place without license. The case
will come up in the municipal court March
! Is.
The Northern Pacific will build u line
| from Crookston to the international
| boundary this summer.
! Congressman Strait was informed by
| the postmaster general that mail service
on the Minnesota & Northwestern railroad
| from Oregon. H., to st. Paul would begin
| March IA.
Mr.. White has secured a pension for
Mrs Mary +. Hill, widowed and dependent
mother OF j. H. Hill, OF st. Charles, at ST.
| per month.
| man who gave his name as George W.
| Morgan was arrested at Alma, Wis, on
the charge OF swindling peoplein the vicini-
| ty OF Wabasha by pretending to be spe-
! cial agent of the pension office and imper-
! sonating prominent officials. He was ar
rested by sheriff COnley OF Dakota county,
| Wis, and taken to Hastings.
| Mayor Ames OF Minneapolis says his con-
! test papers are ready to file and the Gov
ernorship is rightly his.
Another accident, which entails serious
| loss upon c. A. Iillsbury Il Co., OF Min
neapolis occurred from some unknown
cause their large frame storehouse on the
| line OF the Manitoba tracks IN southeast
| Minneapolis fell in with terrible crash.
! The building itself is a complete ruin and
| cannot be rebuilt for less than $4,000.
| About 100 900 barrels of flour were stored
| in the house, and the loss upon the sacked
| -four will be quite serious.
A resolution for the appointment OF a
| commission to establish state park III
! Northern Minnesota is adopted by the
! legislature.
! H. w. Pratt. President OF the State
| agricultural association has rendered his
resignation-his pro- babe successor, is W.
| Il. Merriam.
| The board OF administration OF farmers
institutes met at the capitol to perfect
organization. There We're present II. II
! Sibly, d. l.. Kiehl, H. E. Hoard, E. S. Pot.
ter and Wyman Elliott. Organization was
completed by the election of H. +. Hoard
| president and DR. l.. kiehl secretary who